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Town Web site: www.enfield.nh.us
Town e-mail: townhall@enfield.nh.us
Municipal Building: Whitney Hall, 23 Main Street, 03748
Town Clerk: Ilene Reed, 632-5001
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9-3 p.m.; Thursday 11a.m.-7 p.m.
Tax Collector: Carolee Higbee, 632-4201
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursday 4 -7 p.m.
Selectmen: Donald J. Crate Sr., (chairman); Ilene Reed, 632-5815; Keith Opponneer, 632-9171 (meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Whitney Hall)
Selectmen's Office: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Whitney Hall
Town Manager: pending
Planning/Zoning Administrator: James Taylor, 632-4067
Hours: Tuesday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (office in the Public Works Facility)
Town Manager's Secretary: Alisa Bonnette
Director of Public Works: Ken Daniels, 632-4605, hours by appointment, office in the Public Works Facility
Welfare Director: Sheila Young, 632-4343, hours by appointment, office in Whitney Hall
Highway Superintendent: Michael Sousa, 632-7301 (public works facility)
Transfer Station & Recycling Facility: Lockehaven Road, 632-5208; winter hours, Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; summer hours Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Wednesday 2-6 p.m.
Stump and Brush Dump: Bog Road, Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday 5-8 p.m.
Police Department: 911 (emergency); 632-7501 (office); Peter Giese, (chief), 632-7501
F.A.S.T. Squad and Fire Department: 911
Fire Chief: David J. Crate Sr., 632-4331
Fire Wardens: David J. Crate, Timothy Taylor
Cemetery Trustees: Fred Altvater (chairman), 632-7554; Mary Quintana; Richard Henderson
Public Library: Whitney Hall, Marjorie Carr (librarian), 632-7145
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1-8 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Library Trustees: Judith Kmon, Greta Crilley, Philip Cronenwett.
Librarian/Town Historian: Marjorie Carr, 632-7145
Town Treasurer: Donna Schmanska, 632-7294
Moderator: David Beaufait
State Representatives: Paul Mirski, 632-4945; Nancy Scovner, 632-5033
State Senator: Clifton Below, 448-2519
Trustees of Trust Funds: Walther Paine, Lynn Langley, Leafie Cantlin
Supervisors of the Checklist: James Gerding Sr., Nancy Foley, William Hayes
Planning Board: Timothy Taylor (chairman), 632-5452; Leafie Cantlin; Terry Terry; Barbara Moyer; Ilene Reed; Suzanne Laliberte; Craig Daniels; Kurt Gotthardt (meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Whitney Hall)
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Cecilia Aufiero (chairwoman), Paul Mirski, Nancy Scovner, Edward Scovner, Craig Daniels, Meredith Smith (meets second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Whitney Hall)
Budget Committee: Holly Sanders (chairwoman), Keith Oppenneer, Donald Roberts, Cecilia Aufiero, Michael Dudley, Gayle Hulva, Richard Crate Sr., Lori Bliss, Lynn Baker
Conservation Commission: Cecilia Aufiero (chairwoman), Alan Strickland, Kurt Gotthardt, Gary Gaudette, Ken Daniels, Meredith Smith, Leigh Davis, Terry Einsterbusch (meets the first Thursday of each month, Whitney Hall, 7 p.m.)
Inspectors of Elections: Fred Altvater, Robert Foley, Kathy Decato, Judy Kmon, Marjorie Hayes, Becky Powell
Recreation Commission: Carol Felix (chairwoman), Jane Smardon, Stephanie Felix Small
Mascoma Valley Regional School Board: Charles Sova (chairman), Kerrie Goerke, Gayl Pringle, Kelly Danyow, Nadine Conkey, Tom McDermott, Jeanne Williamson (meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.)
Superintendent: John Moses
Caanan Elementary School: Nan Parsons (principal)
Enfield Elementary School: Charles Stone (principal), 632-4231
Indian River School: Dorothy Campbell (principal), 632-4357
Mascoma Valley Regional High School: Patrick Andrew (principal), 632-4308
Elevation: 817 feet
Distance to Boston: 122 miles
New York City: 302 miles
Montreal: 205 miles
Average annual precipitation: 35 inches
Population:
2000: 4,618
1990: 3,979
Number of families: 1,292
Average family size: 2.78
Income:
Per capita: $23,054
Median family income: $53,631
Median household income: $47,990
Employment:
Residents working in community: 17.7%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
Unemployment rate:
Housing Units:
Single-family: 1,458
Multi-family units: 571
Manufactured homes: 330
2001 Equalized tax rate: $21.03*
Full-time police department: Yes
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: 1; enrollment, 264
Middle school or high school: none
Private/parochial schools: none
Museum at Lower Shaker Village: The complex on Route 4A includes Shaker buildings, herb gardens and a museum of Shaker artifacts. At the same location, but privately owned, are a furniture workshop that is open to the public and the Shaker Inn. The latter is a classic example of Shaker architecture: a multistory stone building that was the tallest structure north of Boston when it was completed in 1841. Hours: Memorial Day to the second week in October, Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunda y 12-5 p.m.; the rest of the year the hours are Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday noon-4 p.m. For information call (603) 632-4346.
Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette: The La Salette order of Catholic missionaries took over the former Shaker community in 1927. La Salette offers a Christmas lighting display.
Lakes: Mascoma and Crystal lakes offer boating and fishing, with public boat launches on both lakes. Nonresident permits for the town beach on Mascoma Lake can be purchased at the town office.
Enfield Wildlife Management Area: The state-owned wildlife area on Bog Road has hiking trails and a pond.
Bicknell Brooks Trail: Just off Grafton Pond Road, nature enthusiasts find an interpretive trail, an easy 45-minute stroll with approximately 60 designated places with identified shrubs and other wildlife.
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